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Ethiopia is a biodiversity hotspot that supports a wide distribution of medicinal plants, as evidenced by numerous ethnobotanical studies conducted across various regions of the country [1]. These studies document the use of medicinal plants for human and livestock ailments in diverse locations such as the Arsi Zone [2], Addis Ababa [3], the Amhara region [4], and the Oromia regional state [5], among others {fact:5, fact:6, fact:7, fact:8, fact:9, fact:10, fact:11, fact:12, fact:13, fact:14, fact:15, fact:16, fact:17, fact:18, fact:19, fact:20, fact:21}.
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Ethnobotanical study of wild edible plants in Goba District Southwest ... nature.com 12 facts
referenceKassaw, A. W., Ayichesh, H. N., Tilaye, A. H., and Abdikader, D. O. (2023) conducted an ethnobotanical study of traditional medicinal plants in the Kebridehar and Shekosh districts, Korahi zone, Somali Region, Ethiopia.
referenceAdmasu, M. and Yohannes, M. published 'Important medicinal plants of Ethiopia: Uses, knowledge transfer and conservation practices' in 2021, which covers medicinal plant usage and conservation in Ethiopia.
referenceMeragiaw, Fekadu, Senbeta, and Demissew conducted an ethnobotanical survey of multipurpose, medicinal, and wild edible plants in the upper Gibe watershed landscapes of the West Shewa zone, Ethiopia, published in Plant Biosystems in 2024.
referenceTegenu, M. and Hirpa, A. published an ethnobotanical study in 2022 on medicinal plants used by local communities in the Shashemene District, West Arsi Zone of Oromia Region, Ethiopia, in the Asian Journal of Plant and Soil Science, volume 7(1), pages 158–170.
referenceGitima, Gebre, Berhanu, and Wato documented the ethnobotany and conservation of medicinal plants in the Goba District of Southwest Ethiopia, published in Scientific African in 2025.
referenceGedeon, W., Sebsibe, D., and Zemede, A. published an ethnobotanical study in 2021 on medicinal plants used for human health care in the Yem culture of South Ethiopia in Research Square, volume 1, pages 1–19.
referenceYiblet conducted an ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used to manage human ailments in the Lay Gaint District of the South Gondar Zone, Amhara Region, Northwestern Ethiopia, published in Heliyon in 2024.
referenceTahir, M., Gebremichael, L., Beyene, T., and Van Damme, P. (2021) conducted an ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in the Adwa District, Central Zone of Tigray Regional State, Northern Ethiopia.
referenceZemede, Mekuria, Ochieng, and Onjalalaina conducted an ethnobotanical study of traditional medicinal plants used by the local Gamo people in the Boreda Abaya District of the Gamo Zone, southern Ethiopia, published in the Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine in 2024.
referenceZewdie, Zemede, and Sebsebe conducted an ethno-ecological study of medicinal and wild edible plants in the Sheka Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Regional State, Ethiopia, published in Tropical Plant Research in 2020.
claimEthiopia is a biodiversity hotspot with diverse climatic and soil conditions that support a wide distribution of medicinal and wild edible plants.
referenceAwal, H. G., Habte, T., and Sufian, A. J. published an ethnobotanical study in 2023 on medicinal plants used to treat livestock ailments in the Dallo Manna District, Oromia State, Ethiopia, in the Asian Journal of Ethnobiology, volume 6(2), pages 127–136.
Vernonia amygdalina: a comprehensive review of the ... frontiersin.org 10 facts
referenceTeklehaymanot et al. (2007) studied the knowledge and use of medicinal plants by populations residing near the Debre Libanos monastery in Ethiopia, published in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology.
referenceHaile A. A. conducted an ethnobotanical study in 2022 on medicinal plants used by local people in Mojana Wadera woreda, North Shewa zone, Amhara region, Ethiopia, published in the Asian Journal of Ethnobiology.
referenceMekonnen A. B., Mohammed A. S., and Tefera A. K. (2022) performed an ethnobotanical study of traditional medicinal plants used for human and animal diseases in the Sedie Muja district, South Gondar, Ethiopia.
referenceMolla A. M. (2019) conducted an ethnobotanical study of traditional medicinal plants used to treat human and livestock ailments in Dera Woreda, South Gondar, Ethiopia.
referenceTuasha et al. (2018) studied medicinal plants used by traditional healers to treat malignancies and other human ailments in the Dalle District of the Sidama Zone, Ethiopia, published in the Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine.
referenceWondimu et al. performed an ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants located around Dheeraa town in the Arsi Zone of Ethiopia in 2007.
referenceTsegay et al. (2019) documented the diversity of medicinal plants used to treat human ailments in rural Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, published in the Asian Journal of Forestry.
referenceMeresa A., Degu S., Tadele A., Geleta B., Moges H., Teka F., et al. (2017) reviewed medicinal plants used for the management of rabies in Ethiopia.
referenceGebeyehu (2020) conducted an ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used to treat human and livestock ailments in the Entoto forest and its environment in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
referenceKassa Z., Asfaw Z., and Demissew S. conducted an ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by local people in Tulu Korma and surrounding areas of the Ejere district, Western Shewa zone of Oromia regional state, Ethiopia, published in the Journal of Medicinal Plants Studies in 2016.
Ethnobotanical study of wild edible plants in Shabelle Zone, Eastern ... link.springer.com 2 facts
referenceA 2024 study surveyed multipurpose, medicinal, and wild edible plants in the upper Gibe watershed landscapes, West Shewa zone, Ethiopia.
referenceA 2017 study by Teklehaymanot conducted an ethnobotanical survey of medicinal and edible plants in the Yalo woreda of the Afar regional state in Ethiopia.
Medicinal plants: bioactive compounds, biological activities ... frontiersin.org 2 facts
referenceBacha K, Tariku Y, Gebreyesus F, Zerihun S, Mohammed A, Weiland-Bräuer N, et al. published a 2016 study in BMC Microbiology titled 'Antimicrobial and anti-quorum sensing activities of selected medicinal plants of Ethiopia: Implication for development of potent antimicrobial agents', which explores the potential of Ethiopian medicinal plants.
referenceYeshiwas, Tadele, and Tiruneh reviewed the dynamics of medicinal plant utilization practices in Ethiopia, specifically examining their health and economic roles.
Ethnobotanical study of food plants used in traditional medicine in ... link.springer.com 2 facts
referenceDerso et al. (2024) published 'Composition, medicinal values, and threats of plants used in Indigenous medicine in Jawi District, Ethiopia: implications for conservation and sustainable use' in Sci Rep, analyzing the medicinal plant profile of the Jawi District.
claimPrior ethnobotanical studies in tropical regions, including Africa, Angola, and Ethiopia, indicate that a large proportion of wild medicinal and edible plants remain unevaluated despite their socio-economic and cultural importance.
Ethnobotanical Study of Wild Edible Plants and Their Indigenous ... scirp.org 1 fact
referenceM. Moa authored the 2010 M.Sc. thesis titled 'Ethnobotanical Study of Medicinal Plants in Wayu Tuka Wereda, East Wollega Zone of Oromia Region, Ethiopia' at Addis Ababa University.
Medicinal plants meet modern biodiversity science - OUCI ouci.dntb.gov.ua 1 fact
referenced’Avigdor et al. (J. Ethnobiol., 10, 38) documented the status of knowledge of herbal medicine and medicinal plants in Fiche, Ethiopia.